“If I take a lamp and shine it toward the wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. The lamp is our search for truth… for understanding. Too often, we assume that the light on the wall is [Truth], but the light is not the goal of the search, it is the result of […]
Read More »The Dark Wall of Truth
June 22, 2015 | For parents of teenagers,For teens,metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
Teenagers and sleep
June 12, 2015 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A discussion of the mismatch between high school hours and the growing research on teens’ need for more sleep: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly-ruemmele/let-teenagers-sleep-in_b_7570850.html
Read More »Parents and sports
June 11, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Some great for parents on how to best support their kids in sports: https://annejosephson.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/sports-parenting-in-10-sentences/
Read More »On teaching children the value of kindness
June 09, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A new study makes some recommendations for parents on how to raise children that genuinely believe kindness is important: http://qz.com/422326/harvard-researchers-have-mapped-the-five-child-rearing-techniques-you-need-to-raise-kind-kids/
Read More »On motivating students to learn
June 09, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A great article exploring methodologies for getting students to be more motivated and more successful in the classroom: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2015/06/grabbing-students.aspx
Read More »
